nativism
noun
nativism is spelled N-A-T-I-V-I-S-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nativism means “A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nativism is nativisms.
How many letters and syllables are in nativism?
| Letters | 8: N-A-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nativism?
Nativism appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce nativism?
Nativism has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of nativism
- nativisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nativism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
- 2
The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
- 3
A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.
- 4
The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
- 5
A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nativism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nativism come from?
From native + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).